Comments on: Mac 101: Using External Displays With Your Laptop Closed http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/ Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Juan Miguel Puente http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-682575 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:26:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-682575 Mac 101: Using External Displays With Your Laptop Closed http://t.co/YSsvBEAq

]]> By: Graham http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617436 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:20:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617436 Or you could just install InsomniaX (http://semaja2.net/insomniaxinfo) so your laptop stays awake when the lid is shut…

]]> By: Rob McCance http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617361 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:35:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617361 Nice little guide. Sometimes the simplest of things can be tricky.

]]> By: Me http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617352 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:54:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617352 This is funny to me, because just last week I received a monitor that I ordered so I could run my MB in clamshell and turn it into a desktop. This article describes exactly how my MB is set up right now.

BTW the 22 in LED monitor is way better than the 13 in LCD screen.

]]> By: Cyberdemon http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617205 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:41:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617205 I use InsomniaX to keep my MacBook awake and just turn the brightness down. Though, I always mirror the display. I don’t know about extending it…

]]> By: Thibaut http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617201 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:09:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617201 I use an external display (Cinema Display) with my MacBook Pro closed. Is there a trick to power the MBP on while it’s closed ?

]]> By: mike sanders http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617159 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:13:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617159 Thanks for this but what is the quick way to get the screen back to the macbook? In the end I shut down and restarted, must be a quicker way do I have to go back through sys prefs?
Just read cold water’s comments, is this really the only way?
Thanks

]]> By: Evan http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617109 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:20:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617109 I’ve got a strange situation where my internet connection dies if I plug in an external monitor, keyboard, etc. to my Air. Rebooting fixes it, but I’m finding that I have to reboot every time I want to work with an external display.

]]> By: Cold Water http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617052 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:47:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617052 Actually, I’d rather use both displays, unless I can daisy chain a pair with Thunderbolt. That usually just works, but if I reconnect with the MBP sleeping, I have to go back to System Preferences and have Displays redetect.

]]> By: curtismchale http://gigaom.com/2011/04/15/mac-101-using-external-displays-with-your-laptop-closed/#comment-617050 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:36:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=328860#comment-617050 I’ve been working with a docked MBP for a number of months now. The Henge dock keeps the cables really clean so the desk looks way nicer than any other dock. It also means you don’t have to fiddle around with the cables each time you bring the machine back to your desk (unlike other stands) which makes the whole process easier.

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